4 May 2013 - Clongowes Wood College

BAREFOOT ON THE REEK

4th May 2013

On the 6th of April 2013 eight lads from Transition Year set out to climb Croagh Patrick barefooted in aid of the Duck Push. We were inspired by my uncle who suggested that we should do something challenging and different so we put our heads together and, after ruling out the ideas like skydiving and…read article

BECKETT-JOYCE AWARD 2013

4th May 2013

Last Friday evening (26th April), in the Jesuit Community Library, members of the Clongowes and Portora Unions, members of staff and, most especially, this year’s entrants for the Beckett-Joyce Award assembled to hear the adjudication of Ms. Mary O’Donnell. Mary O’Donnell is the author of six poetry collections and was recently the co-winner of the…read article

PARENT RETREAT

4th May 2013

On the 19th April, I was privileged to take a group of CWC parents on a day retreat to Glendalough. I composed the retreat around the theme of the Road to Emmaus. I thought this appropriate, not just because we would be hiking, but we are also still in the Easter Season and this is a…read article

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